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  Ian Bannen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ian Bannen (June 29, 1928 - November 3, 1999) was a Scottish character actor and occasional leading man.
Ian Bannen was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of a lawyer.
Bannen served in the army and attended Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire.
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 Ian Bannen - Biography - Moviefone
Shortly after enrolling at Ratcliffe College, Bannen, who was born in Airdrie, Scotland, on June 29, 1918, made his first stage appearance at Dublin's Gate Theatre.
His later screen assignments ranged from a cameo as a policeman in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) to the irascible Grandfather George in John Boorman's Hope and Glory (1987) to a turn as Robert the Bruce's leprous father in Braveheart (1995).
Sadly, Bannen's life was cut short the following year, as he died in an auto accident on November 3, 1999, near Loch Ness, Scotland.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/ian-bannen/3742/biography   (262 words)

  
 Ian Bannen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
LONDON (AP) - Ian Bannen, an Oscar-nominated actor who charmed movie audiences playing an affable Irish con artist in ``Waking Ned Devine,'' died Wednesday in a car crash in Scotland.
Bannen's body was found on the passenger side of an overturned car.
Bannen got an Oscar nomination in 1965 for his work in ``The Flight of the Phoenix.'' His other movies include ``Braveheart,'' ``Hope and Glory,'' ``Gorky Park,'' ``Eye of the Needle,'' and ``Bite the Bullet.''
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 Ian Bannen Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Scottish-born actor Ian Bannen began his career in Ireland in 1947 and first appeared on the London stage as Captain Rickman in "Prisoners of War" (1955).
As he aged into character roles, Bannen found success in a variety of roles from a unscrupulous religious in the underrated "Lamb" (1985) to the cantankerous grandfather in John Boorman's autobiographical "Hope and Glory" (1987).
Bannen is perhaps more familiar to American viewers for his extensive television work, both for American and British networks (airing primarily on PBS in the USA).
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 Ian Bannen: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ian Bannen (June 29, EHandler: no quick summary.
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(Bannen was given the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/ia/ian_bannen.htm   (410 words)

  
 Ian Bannen honoured at Charity Dinner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ian, who played the father of Robert the Bruce in Braveheart, died in a car crash in November 1999, aged 71, in the Scottish Highlands.
Ian Bannen was nominated for an Oscar for the 1965 movie Flight of the Phoenix, and this special Bafta screening of Waking Ned showed him at the height of his acting powers, reminding us of the talent we have lost.
Everyone paid tribute to Ian as a person, a great actor, and someone who cared enough to help people with their careers and to give generously of his time to work with charities, in particular the High Blood Pressure Foundation.
www.albagubrath.net /news/2002/2002-03-30_bannen/ian.htm   (372 words)

  
 Movie Search at Tribute.ca
Born in Airdrie, Scotland, Bannen's father was a lawyer in a small town in Lanarkshire.
Bannen, who in his younger days was known for his hard drinking lifestyle, eventually gave up drinking after suffering from hepatitis.
Sadly, Bannen's life was cut short as he died in an auto accident on November 3, 1999, near Loch Ness, Scotland.
www.tribute.ca /all_actors/bios/2870.htm   (308 words)

  
 BBC News | Scotland | Actor Bannen killed in car crash
However, Mr Bannen, who was born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, was renowned for a variety of roles on both stage and screen and received a lifetime achievement award from Bafta in 1996.
Mr Bannen married Marilyn Salisbury, a former Ministry of Agriculture assistant, when he was 48.
Ian was a hugely talented actor, a consummate professional and a much loved colleague.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/503875.stm   (514 words)

  
 Ian Bannen Biography
Scottish actor Ian Bannen was born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK on the 29th June 1928.
Ian Bannen is best remembered as Doctor Cameron in the Television Series Doctor Findlay which ran from 1993 to 1996.
Ian Bannen won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as 'Ratbags' Crow in The Flight of the Phoenix.
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 The Examiner - World News - 11, May, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
TRIBUTES were yesterday paid to veteran actor Ian Bannen who died in a car crash while on holiday in the Scottish Highlands.
He added: ‘‘Ian Bannen was an original man and a highly original actor.
And Ian Richardson said: ‘‘I first met Ian in 1961 when I was Guildenstern to his Hamlet at Stratford upon Avon, and I didn’t meet him again until he strangled me in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
archives.tcm.ie /irishexaminer/1999/11/05/fpage_2.htm   (401 words)

  
 Cranky Critic® Star Talk: Waking Ned Devine
His most recent recognizable role was in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, but Bannen has more than 70 films underneath his belt, with starring roles opposite Sean Connery, Natalie Wood and Paul Newman; and for directors Gibson, Sidney Lumet, John Huston, Richard Attenborough and Sidney Poitier.
Ian Bannen: It was very easy at first because they put yellow dressing gowns on as we walked down the beach for the skinny dipping.
Ian Bannen: I think he's a schemer, a plotter.
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 Waking Ned Devine
The teamwork of Ian Bannen and David Kelly as the ringleaders Jackie and Michael is the heart of Waking Ned Devine.
Bannen, barrel chested, with a healthy shock of white hair, is a geriatric bull, while Kelly, small and skinny, is almost birdlike.
Their fire and camaraderie carry Waking Ned Devine, a film whose only weakness is a secondary story about a romance between a pig farmer (James Nesbitt) and the most desirable girl in the village (Susan Lynch).
www.llamagraphics.com /Meadow/Videos/videoNedDevine.html   (770 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Great Scots - A to Z - Ian Bannen
BEFORE becoming an actor, Ian Bannen served in the army and went to Radcliffe College in Leicestershire.
Bannen was also an original member of the Royal Shakespeare Company ans he made numerous appearances on Broadway.
Bannen also became well know for his ability to play a variety of roles within films, from comic to abrasive.
heritage.scotsman.com /profiles.cfm?cid=1&id=39072005   (395 words)

  
 Overview of Ian Bannen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Born in Airdrie, the son of a lawyer.
Bannen became a successful stage actor in London and was an original member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Bannen was killed in a road accident by Loch Ness.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/people/famousfirst583.html   (142 words)

  
 BBC News | SCOTLAND | Sinatra film makers do it their way
Filming on Strictly Sinatra had to be postponed two years ago after the sudden death of the Scots actor Ian Bannen.
And there was plenty of interest among the rest of the industry in a film many thought would be never see the light of day.
It was almost abandoned two years ago after the sudden death in a car crash of its main actor Ian Bannen, while on a break from filming.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/1626291.stm   (452 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Waking Ned [1999]: Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ian Bannen and David Kelly are wonderful as the two who run the impersonation scam.
A charming comedy about a pair of lifelong friends, Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly), who are presented with the opportunity of a lifetime when they discover Ned Devine has died, clutching the winning ticket frm the Irish lottery in his hand.
The late Ian Bannen and David Kelly turn in marvelous performances as the irascible duo.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CZE5   (1036 words)

  
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Ian Bannen - Ian Bannen actor Born: 6/29/1928 Birthplace: Airdrie, Scotland After an early career with the Royal...
`Waking Ned Divine's' Ian Bannen: You know his face, but not his name.
Ian flirted with danger in Kenya's bandit country.(Features)
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0781746.html   (263 words)

  
 Ian Bannen - Biography, Photos, and more - Moviefone
A respected character actor and occasional leading man of the stage, screen, and television, Scottish-born Ian Bannen acted in over 80 productions...
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Ian Bannen - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 Bafta Scotland :: Ian Bannen Tribute
BAFTA Scotland hosted a special tribute evening to celebrate the life and work of the late Ian Bannen.
One of our finest actors, Ian enjoyed an internationally successful career and hugely demanding work schedule until his untimely death in a car crash in his beloved Scottish highlands in November 1999.
He was a BAFTA Scotland Lifetime Achievement winner and in a quiet and unassuming way a great supporter of many charities and good causes.
www.baftascotland.co.uk /htm/bannen.htm   (390 words)

  
 Ian Bannen @ Filmbug
Ian Bannen began his acting career at The Gate Theatre in Dublin, followed by four seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Theatre company including a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
During this time Bannen appeared in Hamlet, As You Like It opposite Vanessa Redgrave, Othello with Sir John Geilgud and Romeo and Juliet.
Bannen's other theater credits include The Iceman Cometh, Long Days Journey Into Night, View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler, All My Sons and Brian Friel's Translations, at the National Theatre London for which he received the critics award for Actor of the Year.
www.filmbug.com /db/243977   (206 words)

  
 Sweeney! Review (1977)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A social secretary (Lynda Bellingham) is taken to a hotel room, made to record messages on tape and then given a drugs overdose which kills her.
Her death is used to flmail the government energy secretary Charles Baker (Ian Bannen) into selling off British oil cheaply to the American corporation which may be secretly employing his American press secretary Elliott McQueen (Barry Foster).
The death is covered up, but the deceased woman's boyfriend Ronnie Brent (Joe Melia) is not satisfied with the verdict of the coroner, and calls on an old friend in the police - Flying Squad Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw).
www.thespinningimage.co.uk /cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=979   (680 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Waking Ned [1999]: DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When local wag Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) discovers that one of his neighbours in the village of Tulaigh Mohr is a lottery winner he sees a chance to share in the wealth.
The main plot of the winning lottery ticket is superbly crafted by Ian Bannen and David Kelly (who doesn't look a moment different from when he played incompetent builder O'Reilly in Faulty Towers!) and these two wily old dogs concoct their plan to defraud the Irish Lottery, involving the whole village in their madcap scheme.
The sub-plot of the triangular love affair involving pig farmer James Nesbit (for whom greater things awaited after this film) is just sublime in its gentle loveliness and is almost worthy of a film in its own right.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004TBSZ   (1014 words)

  
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Ian Bannen appeared in the following 1 80's movies on the 80s Rewind.
Ian Bannen's character, John Keller, lives in a grand old house - the same house was used in the 1963 classic horror film "The Haunting".
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 Buy.com - Waking Ned Devine : DVD : Ian Bannen : David Kelly : Fionnula Flanagan : Susan Lynch : Kirk Jones : Foxvideo
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The citizens must band together and fool the authorities into believing that Ned is still alive, in order for them to receive the money and share it amongst themselves.
Ian Bannen, Fionnula Flanagan, David Kelly, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt
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Ian Bannen Picture from 1998 Waking Ned Devine
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Ian Bannen as The Leper, Robert Bruce Sr.
Telling his son that the most important thing they can do is to have Longhanks' sympathy than to fight against him
Ian Bannen movie stills from the mainstream movies, also feature original theme wallpaper
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 AMCTV.com SHOW - Lamb
A priest and instructor (Liam Neeson) at a school for problem children in Ireland befriends a troublesome and trouble-making young student (Ian Bannen) with health problems, but is deeply troubled by his superior's sadistic punishments of the boy.
Led into a spiritual crisis, the priest decides to forsake his vows and take the boy to London with him, where they live off the money he has recently inherited from his father.
Ian Bannen, Liam Neeson, Hugh O'Connor, Dudley Sutton, Frances Tomelty, Harry Towb, Ronan Wilmot
www.amctv.com /show/detail?CID=58838-1-ES   (118 words)

  
 eBay - ian bannen, DVD, Movie Memorabilia items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Waking Ned Devine (1999, VHS) David Kelly, Ian Bannen
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 Lamb - Liam Neeson, Ian Bannen 1985
Starring Liam Neeson as Michael Lamb, a young naive priest who, whilst trying to come to terms with his loss of faith is made responsible for ten-year old Owen (Hugh O'Connor), who has been put into the care of the Home by his callous delinquent mother (Francis Tomelty).
Owen regresses under the Home's brutal regime run by sadistic Brother Benedict (Ian Bannen).
The death of Lamb's father and the resulting inheritance signals a means of escape for him and the boy.
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Waking Ned Devine - Starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Susan Lynch, Eileen Dromey, James Nesbitt
Waking Ned Devine - Director/Writer: Kirk Jones Fox Searchlight; PG; 91 minutes Release: 11/99 Cast: Ian Bannen, David...
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